2001 Seattle mayoral election
The2001 Seattle mayoral election took place on November 6, 2001, to select theMayor ofSeattle, Washington . Incumbent MayorPaul Schell ran for re-election to a second term. Schell faced criticism over his handling of theMardi Gras riot , the relocation ofBoeing 's headquarters out of the city, and the1999 WTO protests .[ 1]
In the primary election, Sidran and Nickels placed first and second by a wide margin, with Sidran receiving 34 percent of the vote and Nickels receiving 33 percent. Schell placed a distant third with 22 percent of the vote, becoming the first incumbent Mayor since 1956 to lose re-election.[ 2]
The general election was close, and though Nickels narrowly led Sidran on election night, the race was too close to call.[ 3] [ 4]
Mark Sidran , City Attorney[ 5] Greg Nickels , County Councilman,1997 candidate for Mayor[ 6] Paul Schell , incumbent Mayor[ 7] Charlie Chong , former City Councilman,1997 candidate for Mayor[ 8] Scott Kennedy, businessman[ 9] Bob Hegamin, retired engineer[ 9] Omari Tahir-Garrett, community activist[ 9] Caleb Schaber, artist[ 9] Scott K. Whittemore[ 9] Richard Lee, conspiracy theorist[ 9] Piero Bugoni[ 9] Max Englerius, security consultant[ 9] Primary election results[ 10] Candidate Votes % Mark Sidran 39,506 33.80% Greg Nickels 39,098 33.46% Paul Schell (inc.) 25,392 21.73% Charlie Chong 8,162 6.98% Scott Kennedy 2,279 1.95% Bob Hegamin 502 0.43% Omari Tahir-Garrett 487 0.42% Caleb Schaber 479 0.41% Scott K. Whittemore 353 0.30% Richard Lee 281 0.24% Piero Bugoni 219 0.19% Max Englerius 107 0.09% Write-in 297 0.25% Total votes 116,865 100.00%
2001 Seattle mayoral election[ 10] Candidate Votes % Greg Nickels 86,403 50.15% Mark Sidran 83,245 48.32% Total votes 188,097 100.00%
^ Johnson, Gene (September 13, 2001)."WTO riots haunt mayor's re-election bid" .The Columbian Vancouver, Washington . p. C11. RetrievedJuly 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. ^ "Next mayor faces traffic, Boeing woes" .The Daily News Longview, Washington . August 2, 2001. p. B4. RetrievedJuly 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.^ Murakami, Kery (November 7, 2001)."Nickels leads Sidran -- too close to call" .Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington . Archived fromthe original on November 8, 2001. RetrievedJuly 31, 2025 . ^ Murakami, Kery; Le, Phuong Cat (November 16, 2001)."Nickels is new Seattle mayor" .Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington . Archived fromthe original on November 18, 2001. RetrievedJuly 31, 2025 . ^ Porterfield, Elaine (September 7, 2001)."Sidran promises 'big-city leadership' for Seattle" .Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington . Archived fromthe original on September 10, 2001. RetrievedJuly 31, 2025 . ^ Murakami, Kery (September 10, 2001)."Nickels: A passion for politics, a puzzle to voters" .Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington . Archived fromthe original on September 19, 2001. RetrievedJuly 31, 2025 . ^ "Seattle mayor to run for a second term" .The Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington . February 15, 2001. p. B4. RetrievedJuly 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.^ Barber, Mike (September 19, 2001)."Populist Chong taps anti-elitist sentiment" .Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington . Archived fromthe original on September 19, 2001. RetrievedJuly 31, 2025 . ^a b c d e f g h Murakami, Kery (September 14, 2001)."Seattle Mayor: They also serve who sit and don't debate" .Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington . Archived fromthe original on September 19, 2001. RetrievedJuly 31, 2025 . ^a b "2001 Year-End Election Report" (PDF) . Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. 2001. RetrievedJuly 29, 2025 .
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